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DISAGREE WITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disagree with mean? 

DISAGREE WITH (verb)
  The verb DISAGREE WITH has 1 sense:

1. not be very easily digestibleplay

  Familiarity information: DISAGREE WITH used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISAGREE WITH (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not be very easily digestible

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

Spicy food disagrees with some people

Hypernyms (to "disagree with" is one way to...):

hurt (give trouble or pain to)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody


 Context examples 


I do not think it could disagree with you.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Mr. Perry was an intelligent, gentlemanlike man, whose frequent visits were one of the comforts of Mr. Woodhouse's life; and upon being applied to, he could not but acknowledge (though it seemed rather against the bias of inclination) that wedding-cake might certainly disagree with many—perhaps with most people, unless taken moderately.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)



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